Shahed Ahmed is an English

England

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 professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Early and personal life

Ahmed was born in Tower Hamlets, East London

East End of London

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, and is of Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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i origin.

Career

After beginning as a youth player at Wimbledon

Wimbledon F.C.

Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...

, Ahmed signed a professional contract with Wycombe Wanderers

Wycombe Wanderers F.C.

Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...

 in 2004. He made four appearances in the Football League

The Football League

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 for Wycombe, scoring one goal, and also made one appearance in other competitions, before leaving in 2005. He later played non-league football with Wingate & Finchley

Wingate and Finchley F.C.

Wingate & Finchley F.C. is an English football club based in Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Isthmian League and play at The Harry Abrahams Stadium.-History:...

, where he made 17 league appearances.

In January 2010, Ahmed was targeted by the Bangladesh Football Federation

Bangladesh Football Federation

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 to represent Bangladesh

Bangladesh national football team

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 at the 2010 South Asian Games

Football at the 2010 South Asian Games

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; he was unable to do so due to exams.

In February 2011, Ahmed was playing for Sporting Bengal United

Sporting Bengal United F.C.

Sporting Bengal United Football Club is an English football team from Mile End, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. They currently play in the Essex Senior League.-History:...

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